golf

Sun shines on 10th Hebert tourney

Aug 17, 2016

Aside from celebrating a milestone anniversary there were a couple of other new things this year at the Tony Hebert Memorial Tournament. For the first time ever the tournament was held on a Saturday and it contained two flights. The tournament started its first flight at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday,...

Schultz wins third Lake City Invitational

Aug 4, 2016

Cory Schultz of Owatonna captured his third Lake City Invitational Championship Sunday at the Lake City Golf Club. Schultz fired a 45-hole total of 183 to win by six shots over past champion Alex Wallerich of Lake City and Brad Scheel of Wabasha. Last year’s winner Mark Kennedy fishished in...

Junior golfers participate in clinic sponsored by Bob Cliff golf fund

Aug 3, 2016

Lake City Golf Club hosted a junior golf clinic on Aug. 1 sponsored by the Bob Cliff Junior Golf Fund. Bob’s long-time friend, Paul Pehler, director of instruction at Rochester Indoor Golf Center provided tips for all of the junior golfers. Seated front row, from left: Brooke Bee and Lauren...

Weather leads to marathon 2nd day for Tigers at state golf tourney

Jun 23, 2016

Lake City’s two entries in the 2016 boys state golf tournament fought rain, little sleep, and tough competition last week at Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course in Jordan, Minn. Brennan Rothgarn posted scores of 80 and 75 to finish in a five-way tie for 23rd place, and Riley Fritz finished in 45th...

Rothgarn and Fritz advance to state golf tournament

Jun 9, 2016

Two golfers from the Lake City High School boys golf team are advancing to the state tournament. Brennan Rothgarn (left) shot rounds of 73 and 74 at the par 71 Eastwood Golf Course in Rochester on May 31 and June 1. Those scores also earned him medalist honors at the Section 1AA Championship. ...

Boys win HVL golf title

May 25, 2016

The Lake City varsity boys’ golf team went into the Hiawatha Valley League (HVL) Championship on Thursday, May 19, knowing they had to play their best golf of the season. They met the challenge, shooting a team score of 308 to beat runner-up Rochester Lourdes by 11 shots. All six of the Tiger...

Girls win over RW, win HVL

May 25, 2016

The Jewel Golf Club hosted a triangular on May 18 with Class AA’s No. 1 ranked Lake City girls’ golf team edging Class AAA’s No. 2 ranked team, Red Wing, on a fifth score tiebreaker as both teams posted outstanding scores of 303. Winona was a distant third with a score of 360. The Tigers were...

Great River Homes golf and dinner benefit is June 10

May 19, 2016

The 25th annual Great River Homes, Inc. benefit golf tournament and dinner will be held on Friday, June 10 at The Lake Pepin Golf Course in Lake City. The tournament is a nine-hole best shot/four person tournament. Registration is at 1 p.m. The tee off is at 2 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. The...

Tiger boys win Jewel invite

May 11, 2016

The Lake City boys’ golf team captured the title at the Jewel Invitational on Wednesday, May 4 and then topped it off by shattering a school record on Friday, May 6. The Tigers shot a 308 at The Jewel Golf Club to beat second place Red Wing by 11 shots in the eight-team field. Friday saw Zumbrota...

Two days, two rare feats for local golfer

Jul 30, 2015

It was quite a week for local golfer Reid Lundell who recorded two of the most rare feats in golf in 48 hours. On Tuesday, July 21 he recorded an albatross (two on a par-five) on the 13th hole at Lake Pepin Golf Course from 205 yards with a six-iron. Witnesses were Gavin Anderson, Will Balow and...